DWNSHFT
DWNSHFT Dork
10/10/18 1:26 p.m.

When I click on the "magnifying glass" icon to start a search, I don't get a test window for typing.  The grey banner area expands and pushes everything else down a little, but I can't enter my search terms anywhere.

What am I doing wrong?

RevRico
RevRico UberDork
10/10/18 1:28 p.m.

site:grassrootsmotorsports.com 

Put that into Google before your search term. Worlds better than the search function on site.

Ransom
Ransom PowerDork
10/10/18 1:30 p.m.

In reply to DWNSHFT :

I'm not having that issue, on Chrome on Windows 10. Search box and button appear as per normal. I can't imagine anything that you'd be doing wrong, but it's the sort of thing where you might try clearing your browser's cache, restarting the browser, and/or restarting the computer.

Totally not an answer to your question, but it does raise the point that the best way to search the site is with Google using "site:grassrootsmotorsports.com". EDIT: I was beaten to this part, but it's the truth.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson MegaDork
10/10/18 1:47 p.m.

Even when it works the built in search feature is about as useful as a chocolate tea pot.  But these days I don't complain about it.  The powers that be have made such a quantum leap forward with the  ease that you can upload or link photo's it's now better than any other forum.  Also most off the shelf forum software like V-bulletin dont' allow search terms of three letters or less which is a real PIA for automotive forums when you want to search things like 'BRZ', '323', 'PSI' etc. so 'XXXXXXX site:http://siteyouwanttosearch' works so much better. anyway

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard Digital Experience Director
10/10/18 2:26 p.m.

In reply to DWNSHFT :

Hmm, that's an odd bug to have. Mind emailing me (tom@grassrootsmotorsports.com) your computer details and a screenshot?


And yes, our search feature still isn't perfect. It's gotten better in the past month or so, but we still have a ways to go. We're working on it.

 

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